[AT] FEL Question

[Dick Day]

That is an excellent idea.

Thanks!

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 7:12 AM, charlie hill
<charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> To late to try it now but I wonder
> what would have happened if he
> had let the bottom of the bucket rest on the trailer
> bed before he tried to roll it back.  My guess
> is that would have taken enough weight off
> the system to allow it to tilt.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Day
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:34 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] FEL Question
>
> Really? The main left worked enough to raise it above the trailer floor by a
> few inches.
>
> Interesting.
>
>
> Thanks
>
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> From: "Len Rugen" <rugenl at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] FEL Question
>
>> Specs say 2200 lbs lift at the pivot pins.  I'd guess a hydraulic pressure
>> relief valve was reaching it's limit and not letting it tilt, even though
>> the main lift would still work?  The clamp on forks push the load further
>> out, guessing 16" or more, that is putting the center of gravity of that
>> 1500 out far enough that it's too much for the roll back.  I'd also guess
>> that a real fork in place of the bucket would lift a little more (and cost
>> a lot more).
>>
>> I've got a similar sized tractor and loader and have had lots of times
>> when the roll back wouldn't move something, but I could lower the lift
>> while rolling back to cheat the roll back, then lift with the main arms.
>> Granted, I know I was past the limits and the pressure relief valves have
>> saved my equipment from damage.  I've still managed to break 2 hoses on
>> the roll back circuit :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 18, 2013 8:59 PM, Dick Day <ddss at telebeep.com> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings.
>>
>> My son recently bought one of the new LS  tractors, I believe it's 37hp.
>> As
>> I understand it, LS is the one who is now making the Boomers for New
>> Holland.
>>
>> The tractor is really, really nice (it's not nice to covet thy son's
>> tractors)
>>
>> Here is a link to the model he has.
>> http://legacytractors.com/buy-new/ls/tractors/xr-series/ls-xr3037hc
>>
>> After a month or so, he had a palletized delivery come to his home. When
>> it
>> arrived, he put his forks on the bucket and proceeded to unload it from
>> the
>> semi that delivered it. We are estimating that it weighed about 1400 lbs.
>> It was then he discovered that he had a hard time getting the loader to
>> curl
>> back. He gave it more and more throttle but it just would not tilt back.
>> Luckily, he was able to lower it to the ground and then move it off the
>> road.
>>
>> I realize that using forks extends the weight way beyond the pivot point,
>> but he still should have been able tilt it back.
>>
>> He contacted the dealer. Since this is a brand new model, the dealership
>> had
>> not really had much chance to work with it, other than prepping it for my
>> son.  He told them what happened and they agreed that something is not
>> right
>> so they contacted LS. LS swears that this is by design. They said that
>> this
>> was done because of customer feedback.  Really?  I'm sure there are
>> applications where a lot of downward thrust might be handy, but I am not
>> having any luck thinking of one.
>>
>> His forks are not the skid loader type, they clamp onto the bucket.  I
>> have
>> a pair like them and have never had a problem.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dick
>>
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